Senior IT Project Manager (Software Development) in Houston

You must have experience running end-to-end software development lifecycle projects, including leading requirements gathering, DevOps management, sprint management, and development teams to deliver to the agreed scope.

• 10+ years of professional experience, including 7+ years in IT consulting leading complex, client-facing engagements \n

• Significant experience working within a recognized U.S. or global consulting firm delivering technology consulting services to enterprise clients in the United States \n

• Demonstrated experience operating in a structured consulting environment with responsibility for client delivery, commercial commitments, executive stakeholder management, and multiple concurrent engagements \n

• Strong application development project experience \n

• Hands-on Agile/Scrum delivery from a PM perspective, including user stories, sprint configuration, velocity tracking, capacity planning, and resource allocation \n

• Experience delivering projects within the Microsoft ecosystem, including Azure, .NET, and/or Power Platform \n

• Ability to lead projects from the ground up, including discovery, requirements gathering, solution shaping, planning, and delivery \n

• Strong business analysis skills \n

• Experience leading distributed teams across multiple time zones \n

• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills \n

• Willingness to work hands-on in delivery details rather than operating exclusively at a governance level \n

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field

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• Personally lead 2-3 complex, client-facing engagements at a time from initiation through delivery, owning on-time, on-budget delivery at the margin sold \n

• Run Agile delivery hands-on using Azure DevOps: write and groom user stories, configure sprints, track velocity, manage capacity and resource allocation, and produce status and risk reporting \n

• Drive project planning, requirements gathering, business analysis, and user story development - especially during discovery and early shaping \n

• Identify risks, remove obstacles, and keep engagements on scope, schedule, budget, and quality \n

• Lead distributed project teams spanning the U.S., Brazil, and India \n

• Oversee and coach 2-3 project managers running additional engagements and establish delivery standards across the portfolio \n

• Communicate effectively with C-level stakeholders, client teams, and technical teams; escalate and resolve issues early \n

• Support SOW scoping, estimation, and engagement planning as needed \n

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Indigo Beam is seeking a Senior Project Manager experienced in running end-to-end software development projects for IT Consulting companies. You will personally lead complex, client-facing projects. This is a hands-on project management role-not a governance-only position-for someone who can run the toughest engagements themselves.